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PLATYLOMA GERANIIFOLIA.
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Pellæa geraniifolia,
P te r is palmaia,
geranioides,
geraniifolia.
P la ty lom a—33road-edgc.
J . S m i t h . F e e .
O f G a r d e n s . ,T. S m i t h .
W i l l d e n o w .
S c h o t t . W . S.
I I a d d i . K u n z e .
S w a r t z , {not L i n n æ u s or S c h k u h r .)
K u n z e .
P r e s l .
Geraniifolia—Geranium-leaved.
A n interesting dwarf species, which has been looked upon
as a P te r is b y most botanists, b u t placed in the present
family b y J l r . J . Smith. I t appears to be ra th e r a delicate
species to cultivate, y e t it is not difficult to raise from spores.
Y^oung plants in the secd-pans will bear fertile fronds.
An evergreen stove F e rn .
N ative of Brazil, In d ia , and the Island of Java.
In tro d u c ed into this country in 1816, according to Kun z e ,
and into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1838.
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